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The ADVANCE, September 7, 2022/Page 2A
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Local Chapter of DAV Available
To Help Homeless Veterans
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
The local chapter of the
Disabled American Veter
ans stands ready to help
homeless disabled veterans
find shelter and aid.
Local DAV Chapter
Commander Larry Hill
says that it is the duty the
nonprofit charitable orga
nization to write claims for
disabled American veterans
and their dependents. “We
have situations where we
help guys try to get shel
ter because there are some
who are homeless/’ he ex
plained.
“We try to have a bond
between the [Carl Vinson]
Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Dublin and our
selves so that when this
happens, we can talk with
people from the VA to see
if they have rooms available
for anyone. If they do, we
send the veterans there, and
the professionals at that VA
try to help the veterans get
back up on their feet,” Hill
said.
Assistance that veter
ans can receive when being
housed at the VA includes
drug and alcohol addic
tion/ abuse and counseling.
Other Tasks
According to Hill, this
sort of partnership between
the parties is not unique,
as the DAV works as the
middleman between vet
erans and the VA. “Up in
Atlanta, they have a DAV
office on one side and a VA
office on the other,” he ex
plained. “We are working
to help these veterans get
what they need.”
Some examples of aid
that the DAV helps to get
for veterans is for medical
care and even compensa
tion for wives of deceased
veterans. “We are making
sure that everyone has what
they need,” Hill shared.
Getting Started
Hill said one of the first
things that has to occur to
begin the process of receiv
ing help from the DAV is to
prove that individuals are
truly disabled veterans. This
may be proven through
the DD214 military form,
which verifies service and
eligibility for benefits, as
well as what form of dis
charge (honorable, dishon
orable, less than honorable)
the veteran has received.
“Our organization has a
tendency to get all three
[types of discharged veter
ans], but we are still able to
work with them,” he added.
If someone is unable to
produce their DD214, Hill
has a form and contact he
can use to retrieve that in
formation so that the DAV
may begin working with
these veterans. Once that
information is verified, Hill
can begin working on be
half of the veterans..
“I don’t get paid for
this. It’s about self satis
faction,” he remarked. He
said that the group is only
funded through donations,
which Hill receives from
businesses like Trane, Cin-
tas, Paul Thigpen Chev
rolet, and Ameris Bank.
“They’re the ones that help
us be able to do this.”
Currently, the group
meets weekly on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 11 a.m.
until 1 p.m. at the Vidalia
Municipal Annex to discuss
cases and to fellowship with
each other. Hill said these
meetings are the best times
to visit the group and dis
cuss joining. The DAV also
meets every third Thursday
of the month at 5 p.m.
“We’re just working to
help each other. We all un
derstand the hardships of
being a veteran and we’re all
working together,” he con
cluded.
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hours were put into these
cases, and we are proud of
the outcome,” Martin com
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more arrests being made
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occurred within the city.”
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10. Honorable title
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16. Hebrew calendar month
17. British thermal unit
18. Brews
19. One of Thor’s names
21. Decorative scarf
22. Clothes
27. - : denotes past
28. A way to address a lover
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34. Utters repeatedly
36. Google certification (abbr.)
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41. Surgical instrument
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2. Musician Clapton 26.
3. Wine 29.
4. When you hope to arrive 30.
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southeast 35.
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Rennie Curran, Brookwood High School Alum and former linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2007-2009, will
serve as the keynote speaker for The Summit Conference. Curran, while at the University of Georgia, was a three
time All-American Team MVP, Butkus Award finalist and permanent team captain, He finished his Bulldog career as
one of the greatest linebackers in the history of the program and has recently been inducted into the Gwinnett
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entered the NFL Draft. He played with the Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Bucs, Edmonton Eskimos and the BC lions.
He is now a keynote speaker, author, and personal development coach. He speaks to Fortune 500 companies,
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overcoming adversity, and high performance. Curran obtained his Bachelors in Business Administration from the
University of Georgia and his coaching certification from the Life Purpose Institute. He has been featured on ESPN,
The Huffington Post, USA Today, and Fox Sports. Curran has a heart for the community and is honored to speak at the
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